But MLB Network analyst Peter Gammons took the villainization of Rodriguez too far during a radio interview Thursday.

While speaking with ESPN Radio's Mike Lupica, Gammons said people within the New York Yankees organization say Rodriguez "wants to blow up the world. You know, he's like the marathon bombers. It's just, he's going to get them."

It's unclear whether someone in the Yankees organization made this comparison to Gammons or whether the longtime baseball analyst made the comparison himself. Regardless, he shouldn't have said it.

Rodriguez might be making a vain attempt to rebuild his tattered baseball legacy, but he shouldn't be compared to killers.